Palembang vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Palembang	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$420	$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$2905
🏠 One person rent	$131	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$185	$1020
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$2545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	38	96
😀 Quality of life	34	80
🏙️ Population	1.54M	824K

The cost of living in Palembang is 64% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 8933rd and 4661st ($420 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 58th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Palembang compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Palembang ranked 36th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 7557th and 519th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Sakai

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	Palembang	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.37	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.14	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.65	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.8	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.2	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$159	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.5	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.94%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$991	$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$729	$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.21	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.82	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.1	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.25	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.05	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.3	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8525	$5592

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$441
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$499
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$438
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$530
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$522
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$524
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$605
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$757
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$541
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$419
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$553
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3168
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$596
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$950
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$745
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$551
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$458
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$752
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$585
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$459
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$699
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$517
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$512
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$506
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$508
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$630
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$571

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052